Development of an ice-jam flood forecasting modelling framework for freeze-up/winter breakup
dc.contributor.author | Das, Apurba | |
dc.contributor.author | Budhathoki, Sujata | |
dc.contributor.author | Lindenschmidt, Karl-Erich | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-07T15:32:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-07-07T15:32:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.description | This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY 4.0), which permits copying, adaptation and redistribution, provided the original work is properly cited (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | River ice-jams can create severe flooding along many rivers in cold regions. While ice-jams often form during the spring breakup, the midwinter breakup can cause ice-jamming and flooding. Although many studies have already been focused on forecasting spring ice-jam flooding, studies related to forecasting mid-winter breakup jamming and flooding severity are sparse. The main purpose of this research is to develop a stochastic framework to forecast the severity of mid-winter ice-jam flooding along the transborder (New Brunswick/Maine) Saint John River of North America. A combination of hydrological (MESH) and hydraulic model (RIVICE) simulations was applied to develop the stochastic framework. A mid-winter breakup along the river that occurred in 2018 has been hindcasted as a case study. The result shows that the modelling framework can capture the real-time ice-jam severity. The results of this research will help to improve the capacity of ice-jam flood management in cold regions. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Global Water Future program at the Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskatchewan | en_US |
dc.description.version | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Das, A., Budhathoki, S., Lindenschmidt K.-E. (2023). Development of an ice-jam flood forecasting modelling framework for freeze-up/winter breakup. Hydrology Research Vol 54 No 5, 648. doi: 10.2166/nh.2023.073 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.2166/nh.2023.073 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10388/14785 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | IWA Publishing | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution 2.5 Canada | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ca/ | * |
dc.subject | flood forecasting | en_US |
dc.subject | freeze-up | en_US |
dc.subject | hydrology | en_US |
dc.subject | river hydraulics | en_US |
dc.subject | stochastic approach | en_US |
dc.subject | winter breakup | en_US |
dc.title | Development of an ice-jam flood forecasting modelling framework for freeze-up/winter breakup | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |